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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 14 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Keep increasing back pressure smoothly after the sink arrests at 10 ft, holding that attitude firmly all the way to touchdown.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 10 ft, but 249 fpm of sink came back before touchdown, and sink returning like this usually carries through into a bounce at touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: steady, continuously decreasing sink held through the flare and into touchdown.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,998 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,998 m of the 2,484 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,090 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A321, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, taking approximately 3 minutes to cover less than 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 24, with the aircraft taking off after covering 70% of the 2,221-meter runway. The liftoff speed was 171 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 19°C and a wind speed of 3 knots at 140 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed, it started enroute climb 1 mile west of Aalsmeerderbrug, a location in the province of Noord-Holland, Netherlands. The climb took place from an initial altitude of 1,004 feet above sea level to a maximum altitude of 30,999 feet, an increase of 29,995 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 136 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise began 1 mile northwest of Troisvierges, a location in Clervaux, Luxembourg, and lasted for 13 minutes, covering a distance of 109 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started overhead Moussey, a location in the Grand Est region of France, and took place from an altitude of 31,053 feet to 2,830 feet, a decrease of 28,222 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 88 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 28 at Zürich Airport took place from the east, with the aircraft heading 276.0 degrees at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,417 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 28 at Zürich Airport took place on a runway with a length of 2,484 meters. The threshold height was well above the target, and the threshold speed was good at 144 knots. The touchdown point was 635 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 132 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -254 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 19°C and a wind speed of 3 knots at 190 degrees.
The total landing distance was 1,879 meters, which was 76% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.2 meters from the centerline. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took approximately 4 minutes to cover less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 341 nautical miles, taking 66 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,196 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at Zürich Airport (LSZH) on runway 28, achieving a score of 79.4%. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 276.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,417 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on the runway, with a threshold height that was well above the target, indicating a safe margin for landing.
The threshold speed was good, at 144 knots, which is within the acceptable range for a safe landing. The touchdown point was 635 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is slightly off-center but still within the acceptable range. The touchdown speed of 132 knots was also good, indicating a controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -254 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down more smoothly.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during landing. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 19°C and a wind speed of 3 knots from 190°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component and a headwind of 0 knots, making the landing conditions ideal.
The total landing distance of 1,879 meters was 76% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.2 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft could have been brought to a stop more smoothly and aligned with the runway centerline.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown rate and runway rollout alignment. However, the aircraft's performance was still within the acceptable range, and the landing was considered safe and controlled.
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